PATIENT RIGHTS
13. Be informed by your
physician if your condition is considered untreatable at this
facility and offered the following options:
• To be made as comfortable as
possible and let the disease run its course;
• New (unproven) treatments. You have the right
to know if your physician is considering using unproven treatments; you
may refuse to allow the use of these treatments;
14. Present complaints (verbal or
in writing) to the Executive Director or to any employee of Nimiipuu
Health. Employees may assist you in completing a
Patient
Comment Form. All forms are then forwarded to the Executive
Director. The Executive Director will acknowledge receipt of your
complaint within five (5) working days and assign an investigator. Upon
completion of the investigation, the Executive Director will provide a
written response to your complaint.
If your complaint is not resolved to your
satisfaction by the Executive Director, you have the right to present the
complaint to the Nez Perce Tribal Health Board. Call Nimiipuu Health for
time, date, and location of the next Health Board meeting. All requests to
the Board for resolution of complaints must be accompanied by your written
authorization for the Board to access any pertinent health records.